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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

If Marsh Murdock's gloomy forebodings
ccme 10 pass, this woman suffrage bust
ness will Danish all old time simplicity and
innocense Even the old way of encoursg-
ing little boys by telling them you will oe
man yet before your mother, will lose
its force -kansas Chef
The outlook for boys is little discour-
aging, that's a fact. As for the daughters
they will be just what they always are
when the bars to social and business inter
or disregarded. Loafng female politician.
and female office holders will have won
derful elevating effect on innocent young
girls as also strong tendency to protect
and hold sacred the home life-in horn
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09
THE DIFFERENCE.

4 good many people who are rushsng
off to Wichita and other western towns
where the widest and most unstable
booms are on, and the spirit of insane spec
ulation have unbalanced men Of even
sound heads, will be back again ere many
moons. with long and solemn faces and de-
pIected purses. Business is business the
world over. and must have solid founda-
ton on which to build Wind costs moth.
ing, and is the natural and only produc.
ton Of the alkali plains Of the west
Boonville Qnd. Engineer.
The above screech comes from the fact
that certain parties drew out large sum
of money from the principal bank in Boon
vile for the purpose of investing in bust
ness in Wichita As for business, Wich-
tia does more business in day than Boon
vile does in a month or in two months.
Boonville with her handful of people has
five times the debt that Wichita has. In
Ten years Bconville will be just what it is
to-day, to all intents and purposes, while
Wichita will at the end of that time be
recognized as one Of the great cities Of the
west
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

What Kansas will be fifty wears hence Is
beyond the comprehension Of people now
living. G. Union.
What she will be fifty years hence is Of
small concern as compared to what We can
make of her before we ourselves shuttle Oft
for the country where booms are unknown
Fifty years hence it will matter little to
the editor of the Union whether the wheat
field adjoining the Junction City grave
yard is producing fifty bushels TO the acre
or lies scared meath the consuming breath
of Kansas simeon.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Some correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune who attended late meeting Of the
Topeka branch of the Auxiliary Equal
Suffrage Association, in describing the
style of faces he encountered winds up
with the statement that with two excep
lions 'they were hammered brass. Any
countenance In the group would have
made fitting figure for the dado of a
Roman warriors tent" Now here's =
chance for the Topeka papers TO declare
that every woman in that city is just as
cultured. just as soft and womanly as the
elite of Chicago.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

II for no other reason the present admin
istration ought to be let out for its civil
service. Upon the distinctive promise OF .
better civil service, more than upon any
other one thing, was Cleveland elected, yet
this country in all its history, has never
been cursed with so much ineficiency.
One Of the Oldest men in the government
mail service, who is still holding his posi-
ton, recently stated to, the Topeka Com
monwealth, that so many mistakes are made
now in the handling of mail matter, letters
and papers delayed, mis- sent, lost, etc., be-
cause of the utter inefficiency Of the force
of postal clerks employed by the govern
ment, which inefficiency consists in lack OF
the necessary number of men to do the work
right and lack of experience on the part
of those now in the service. The changes,
he says, have been too sudden and the per-
centage of new men put in is too large to
avoid confusion and consequent errors. He
cited the fact that in 1885 the standard of
proficiency of the postal service was SO 1-2,
being within 1S per cent of perfect. 100
being the basis of perfection. In 1886 the
percentage of the service had gone down to
so and for 1887 it will be much lower still.
The mail service. more than almost any
other, requires study and experience on
the part Of employees, and mans profci-
ency is generally il proportion to the
length of time he has served. At least all
things being equal that is the way it should
be. The service has been subject to SO
many changes of late that it is sadly de-
moralized and it will require years to re-
store 1t to its former degree of usefulness.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09
WINFrLD, April Z.

WNfiLD, ApTll Z.
To the Editor Of the kagle.
Mr. Robinson was but forty years Of
age The funeral occurred at O'Clock
this Thursday afternoon from the resi-
dence and was attended by very large
c,ucourse of people. Business was entirely
,spended in the city aud the sable en-
blems of death draped majority of the
places of business. Rev. B. Kelly, of En-
poria, was present aud led in the funeral
exercises. The bosA0 Of trade and city
council attended in . body. 1t was an oc-
cssion long to be regre,fclly remembered
as one of the greatest losses the CONNER
cisl and society circles Of Winfield have
ever felt.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09
STRUCK OIL.

A farmer pGmed j. W. Swacker, living
north of Burton, on the headwsters of the
Little Arkansas, and about forty miles
northwest Of Wichita, has been boring
some time for oil or gas, the surface indi-
cations, it is said. being good. AS will be
seen by special dispatch from that gen
Il eman himself, oil was struck yesterday.
We have no further information, but if he
has struck oil in paying quantities some
other things will follow
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Calculations of the millions of dollars to
be gained by the railroad companies from
the stoppage of free passes are very likely
to prove misleading. Passes for hundred
dollars worth of railroad travelling have
been issued to and used by people who
probably, if required to pay fares, would
not expend more than dollar or two for
the purpose.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

VIII the political fight in this country IN
1892 be for anarchy as against Republican
ideas and rule? 1t looks like it, That
issue was made In more than one city In
this country only this week. Powderly
and his co-leaders haven't spoken any too
soon. The socialistic leaders, 80 called,
are getting a strong hold
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Colonel Thomas F. Ochiltree finds no
fault with the newspaper reporters when
ing to accept fame, but his bristles ri>e
when be is credited with spinning yarns 10
the rude Texas vernacular If IN ere il
anything ID Il Thomas prides himself on i,
ia his Knowledge Of the syntsx and the
proper rels,ions hat should exist between
nouns and verbs
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

The New York World says in 1861 Kan
sas ranked at the thirty first state in the
uaion; in 1870 it was the twenty ninth; in
1850 twentieth and is now fifteenth, which
Is true, taking into the calculation manu-
factories, wealth population and every
thing combined, but in some things Kan
sas ranks close to the head: for instance in
wheat, corn. hogs, cattle etc.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Topeka is beginning to acquire taste
for ARCHITECTURAL beauty. Within a year
the city will take on new airs, and within
ten years it will be one of the most beauti-
full points in the United States.-Capital.
Unless the beholder should happen to
be on the same side of the street with the
ARCHITECTURAL beauty" he would have to
use SPY glass-a telescope from the OPP
posite side wouldn't come amiss.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Hon. Ignatius Donnelly announced in
June last year that his great cipher scheme
by. which is to be proved from the very
text of the Shakespeare plays that Francis
Bacon wrote those somewhat dramatic
works, would be ready for public inspec-
ton in few weeks. Now We are told
that the cipher and its results will be made
known to the world in July of this year.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

The Pope insists That DIR. McGlynn must
come 10 Rome. DR.. McGlynn, however.
has declared that he will not go. The re-
suit will probably be his accommodation
and perhaps that of the members Of his
parish who are most actively supporting
him in his rebellious attitude.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Senator Cullom, when going to Wash
ington from Springfield, paid his railway
fare after refusing pass. This bit of
sturdy honesty was highly pleasing to his
constituents, but the self sacrifice is not
very apparent considering the fact that the
government allowed him mileage at about
8 cents per mile above the regular fare for
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

, A depot interviewer at Harrisburg mod
eslty asked James G. Blaine what was his
opinion of President Cleveland Mr. Blaine
hesitated for moment and then said: Il
think Mr.. Cleveland has enjoyed his honey
moon hugely" Then he added Give not
forgotten how necessary impertinence is to
success in reporting; but don't for the
world imagine that l regard you either as
ObtrusiVe or impertinent."
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

1t is easy to tell how the women will
vote on questions in which the purity of
home is involved.
Yes, their unity at Leavenworth is a
brilliant example.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Mrs. Emma Molloy is conducting re-
vival meetings in Vancouver, Washington
Territory, and newspaper there has just
published the history of her record in Kan
sas and Missouri, which has stirred up q
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

The level headed editor of the Holton
Signal remarks after visit to our city:
Topeka is the booming town of the
state Topeka Capital.
How would such verdant chap manage
to express himself if he should ever see
Wy.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Judge Cooley, of the interstate COM
merce commission, gained his first railroad
experience in novel way. In his youth
full days he ran away with the prettiest
girl in Adrian, but managed to get mar
ried before the girls father and big brother
arrived, under full head Of steam and on
the same track, thereby narrowly escaping
disastrous collision.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

In many towns in Kansas the late Muir
ray law Il So obnoxioas that druggists re
fLse t. take out ANY permits, and great is
the howl
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Mr.. Morrison is credited with shutting
newspaper men out of the rooms Of the
railroad commissioners Immediately after
taking the oath of Office Whereupon the
Sun remaks: The new commission will
be wretched failure from the start If it
newspaper men away. Mr. Morrison. if
he made the remark attributed to him,
might much better have kept the private
office door open and his mouth shut. The
American people will never give their con-
fidence to star chamber commission"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Trinity Episcopal church at Lawrence Is
very stylish organization and has just
formed male choir OF thirty men and
boys which will add much to the attrac-
tiveness of services there. This is the first
church in Kansas which has ever organ
lied such choir. The minors are clad in
white SUPPLIES and at the appropriate time
march up the aisle, singing the process
sioansl hymn, to their positions. Tae
congregation at the Episcopal church to
witness this new feature is overwhelming.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

The Democratic campaign cry in Gin
cinnati on Tuesday was turn the rasceals
out" We suppose this had reference to
the Democrats in tho penitentiary.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

Dr.. billings Offers his services 70 all Who suffer
ing from chronic. stubborn and dangerous dtzea~es
with every hope OF the same success III 4 has always
crowned his efforts In the past thereby pro.ine him
ferinx sick IN ichjta and vicinity.
The DOCTOR specialty u Scientific Magnetic Treat
ment for such cAses found incurahls by the
various methods Of medica! treatment He has
demonstrated by tbouaands OF remarkable cnres the
great superiority OF Magnetic Treafmon., he =
qualified TO give over any and ali systems OF drug
medication
astonishing Magnetic power. together With Thor
oagh knowledge Of medicine and . proper employ
nnent of the progressive and most poteEs rsDtfiea
exhibited by AL the schoos u nleetcinc- rsnder DR..
billings dsabiy prepared % treat the Afflicted sac
ceKfully.
Call for ccnsulsastoa- Do not delay. Cali and IN
spect several thousand honest endorsements from
former ps;enrs and from the r~spc nsbe DevspAprf
press Then Judge for yourself.
Eem~mb-r:rhe location. 10 SisE- GA-kst s,xe~f
OfYice hour, n D. m n a Noon. ard 20 "a .. m
Sundays 70 .. n, evenings from toa
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18
Don't the people who are-are-'
"Swindled ~
Land Sold at a Cent an Acre.

A sale of 1000 acres of land belonging to
Mrs. ]. Watson Williams, being part of the
Munson estate, was held in Utica Yesterday
patent and Walker tract, Oneida and Herki7
mer counties. There was fair attendance
OF bidders, mostly out of town, although
b: bids did not run high; The general impress
of the land was better off than he who had
ana as consequence most of the plots were
started at one cent per acre and increased
9yhe. by one cent bids until the selling price was
reached. only IN one or two cases was the
bidding what might be called spirited, Snme
OF the sales We're: Five hundred acres, 10
cents per acre; 3S4 acres, 55 cents per acre :.
e5 acres, 20 cents per acre +; 43l acres, cents
per acre 90 acres, 13 cents per acre 81
acres, cent per acre lob acres. 13 cents per
acre; 375 acres, 10 cents per acre; 1S9 acres
10 cents per acre; 317 acres, cents per acre
40 acres, ~ cents per acre; 300 acres 81
Per acre; Ito acres, 81 II per acre Utica
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18
A PHEASANT FARM.
The Game Preserves of an Englishman
Guarded by Huge Mastiffs.

The Game Preserves of an Eng1ishman
Guarded by Huge Mastiffs.
gentleman utilizes his farm lands at
Lihrook, not far from London, which in
these days of agricultural depression he
found difficult to let, by turning them into a
model game farm. Pheasants are here reared
with the most scrupulous care and the pro-
cesses of securing and collecting the eggs
hatching nursing and feeding the juvenile
pheasants, etc, provide occupation for a num-
ber of workers. From his 5000 birds usually
on the farm the game breeder sends pheasants
all over the world to stock preserves, but he
supplies eggs most carefully packed in cases
devised by himself and made on the prem
ises, to breeders at a distance who artifi
cially hatch their own eggs.
The devices for securing the safety Of this
valuable and perishable stock are many and
various, and great precautions are taken to
prevent any depreciation. Huge mastitfs and
st. Bernard dogs traverse length of wire
cable which surrounds the farm stretched on
the ground, upon which their chains are
fastened in lengths of 100 yards, and a very
effectual police force they make, not allow
ing approach from any one, friend or stran-
ger, without well-recOgnized credentials
Rats are terribly destructive to young birds
ifthey can get at them, but here they are not
only kept at bay by curved iron fencings
such as we see at the geological gardens, but
this year electric batteries are so placed that
if wire is touched by the marauder the
shock proves too much for him and he
tumbles over dead.
Partridges are not so difficult to deal with
as pheasants, and there are thousands of
them on the Llhrook farm flying about and
taking care of themselves. All the stock
birds are kept in aviaries open at the top, and
their wings are clipped every three weeks
The labor of this seemed to me enormous
but the game farmer says that it is nothing
as compared to the expense of covering in
forty acres of aviaries. Glasgow Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18
BLAINE OFF FOR EUROPE.
A Free Talk With "a Correspondent of the
New York World.

Hon. James q. Blaine was interviewed the
other day by a correspondent Of the New
York World at his home in Augusta The
correspondent also accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs Blaine to Bar lIarbor, where the con-
versation was resum I'd. Mr.. Blaine declined
to talk upon politics, upon the ground that
he was now simpls private citizen, and was
not a candidate for any office. He said he
was about to start for Europe with his wife
and daughters to bG absent for more than
a year. He had laid out no regular tour, but
would visit leisurely the various points of in
terest in England, Scotland, Ireland, France
Spain, Italy and Greece. He said the trip
was to be undertaken simply for recreation.
He had completed his literary labors, having
Just finished compilation of his speeches
and state papers (written while Secretary OF
State) and intended to write no more.
He said his health was as good as it ever
was. He never had any organic trouble and
had been i'll but seldom in his life His re-
cent illness in the Indian Territory was
caused by a heavy cold, which threat
ened to turn into pneumonia, but it had
yielded to prompt treatment. He gave the
correspondent ocular proof of the fact that
he was not at all nervous. He said he did
not know the taste of tobacco, made use of
simple diet and had never drank anything
stronger than claret in his life.
Mr.. Blaine stated that the period of his
absence would likely extend beyond the
date of the next Republican national con-
yention. As to the statement that he was
going to make home-rule speeches in
England and Irelcnd he said that he had
no such purpose, as it would be entirely
improper for him to adopt such course.
If he had any political aspirations. such
conduct would blast them, as the reaction in
public sentiment would more than offset the
temporary advantage that might be gained by
such tactics. incidentally, Mr.: Blaine denied
that he heard the remarks of the Rev. DR..
Burehard e Rum, Romanism and Rebellion"
etc.) which cost aim SO dearly and said
that he was never convinced that he was not
elected He thought it an open question as
to whether he or Mr.. Cleveland got the most
votes. He said he made 1856 speeches in his
Western tour, twenty mine in one day, but so
far from being fatiqlled he began work on
Twenty Years in congress" the second day
after the election.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18
A Deg With Lots of Wit Abo ut Him.

A dog-loving family on Staten Island has
a remarkably intelligent pet. Discussing his
wit, one day. it was proposed to send him up
stairs for his mistress wrap. But first one
of the ladies went upstairs, laid the wrap on
the floor and sat down on it with her sewing
The dog was sent, and quickly found the
wrap. Vainly he tugged at it, first on one
side md then on the other. Discouraged.
but not dismayed, he paused for moment,
when, suddenly making dive he seized the
sewing in his teeth and ran toward the fire.
His opponent, now off her guard, ran after
him to rescue her work. This was enough;
the dog dropped the sewing, ran for the
wrap, and bore it in triumph to his mistress.
The EDoch
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18
A Bond of Sympathv

."Ah, but that's good" he chuckled as he
Iald a portion of daily paper down on the
What is it ?''
The paper says that iron is depressed.
"Well" - 0efA 0''oo'
wen, that makes fellow feeling. Iron
IS depressed so am Haven't got a nickel,
and don't know where the next meal is com
ing from, Wish they had said that iron
would probably be sent up for sixty days for
vagrancy, Depressed-down in the month
-str,aspped-dead RAJ "a broke. Hurrah for us
two o!'- Wall-street Negs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18

The decision of the Supreme Court af-
irming the validity of Nelson Green's
driven-well patents is matter of i'm
portance. Heretofore people were in the
habit of boring wells and sinking pumps
therein whenever they saw fit. Hereaf-
ter Nelson Green will be entitled to his
royalty on every well so sunk. Patents
are nice things for the owners thereof.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18

The Scotch yacht Thistle has beaten
all competitors, Including the English
Cracks" the Gems la and Irex, in two OF
the great Thama aces, and is now re-
garded as fully al to dispute with any
thing aloat for tk America cup. Gen
eral Paine's yack which will compete
with the Thistle, 8 building, and it is
thought that Constructor Burgess must
do his work we'll to provide worthy
competitor to the Scotch wonder. The
Thistle is built pretty much after Amer
ican ideas, and, if Burgess does as well
with the new craft as he did with the
Puritan and Mayfower, fine contest
may be looked for when the race for the
cup is sailed.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18

Turkey has ced 4 Cyprus to England.
In other words, England having paid the
Porte 100000 q year for the use of
Cyprus since 1870, the Sultan has now
given her majesty a title deed to the
tabled abode of Venus. England thus
gets the island, such as it is, and is re-
ieved from the awkward compact en-
tered into by Lord Beaconstield to
protect the Sultan's dominions in Asia
from the aggressions of Russia.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18

The strike of the coke furnace men in
the Connellsville region is becoming
serious matter. 1t has now lasted a
month, and there appears to be no hope
of speedy settlement. The operators
stand out for arbitration, and the men
demand an increase of twelve and a-half
per cent. in wages. Meanwhile, owing
to the scarcity of coke, iron works
throughout the country are shutting
down, and it is feared that if the strike
does not soon end the iron trade will be
greatly injured.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18

count rate of the Bank Of England prom
ises to remain low, being now two per
cent. Europe will therefore likely be
able to meet whatever demands for
specie we may make upon her in the near
future, if the foreign demand for our sta
Piles is sufficient to turn the course OF ex-
change in our favor.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18

The decrease of the public debt less
cash in the treasury during May
amounted to ss,SSS, ,99S. 1t is thought
that if the average Of reduction is main
tanned during June the total decrease
for the fiscal year will amount to $780,
100000. Customs receipts in May were
about s3,O00,OOO greater than during the
same month last year, and internal rev.
enue receipts $1,700,O00 greater; ordin-
ary expenses were $2,000,OoO greater and
the excessof pensions about $4,OOo,oo0.
There are no more interest bearing bonds
payable at present, and the question pre-
sents itself rather forcibly-what shall
be done with the surplus? This is the
most important question with which the
next Congress will have to deal.